Mary Bell Baumgardner – formerly of Belle Vernon
Mary Bell Baumgardner, 83, formerly of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord after several years with Parkinson’s disease on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. A daughter of the late James and Lottie Mauk Baumgardner, she was born in Pricedale on Sept. 14, 1937. Mary graduated in 1956 from the former Perry-Lower Tyrone High School and was a waitress at the former Howard Johnson Restaurant. Her favorite book to read was the Bible. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Ray Lowden of Amity; one son, Randy Potter of Belle Vernon; two grandchildren and their spouses, Ray (Nancy) Lowden III of Amity and Jonathan (RaeLynn) Lowden of Catonsville, Md.; and three great-grandchildren, Sofia, Alexzandra and Maverick Lowden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, Raymond Potter, on June 16, 1998; two sisters, Flora Matsko and Loretta Evans; and one brother, James Baumgardner. There will be no public visitation or services. Arrangements are being handled by FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. If friends wish, memorial donations may be made to either Hound Haven of Lone Pine in Washington, Pa., or the Washington County Humane Society in Eighty Four.
